Enefit shale oil technology
Enefit technology is a unique combination of processing units, each of them serving special purposes such as drying and pyrolysis of oil shale, combustion of semi-coke, as well as the dedusting and cleaning of vapors and gases. Enefit's modular design is essential for the allowance of easy maintenance, process optimisation and streamlined adaptability to the individual characteristics of different oil shale deposits.
The efficiency of the technology comes from its 100% use of the mined oil shale. All organic matter is fully utilized, and high performance in oil extraction is further aided by additional revenue streams associated with utilisation of excess heat and gas generated in the process. Waste heat is used to generate electricity, making Enefit shale oil plants net producers of electricity.
The technology utilises a wealth of industrial oil production experience obtained over 100 years of oil shale history in Estonia. Enefit's dedicated engineers, operators and researchers have been developing the process for more than 30 years, resulting in numerous patents for the key elements of Enefit technology.
Enefit's oil shale projects in Jordan will be based on high tech Enefit280 technology, which has been developed by Enefit Outotec Technology. This is a joint venture of Enefit, the world's largest oil shale processing company, and Outotec, a Finnish process engineering company. The result is shale oil technology proven by decades of operation, which has been upgraded by the world's best engineers to attain a level of operation years ahead of competing technologies.
